PPT-Supreme Court Cases

Project 1 Groups Three 3 students per group Each group will get three 3 separate cases Each person is expected to do one case Students are placed into groups for time saving purposes They do not have to work together. Shigenori Matsui. University of British Columbia . Faculty of Law. June 14, 2008. ASPAC conference at University of Victoria. 2. Introduction. The Japanese Constitution was enacted on November 3, 1946 and took effect on May 3, 1947.. American Government. The Court. The . Supreme Court . is the ultimate court of the land. There are 9 judges that make up the Supreme Court. These Justices then hold their positions for life. Justices hold their positions for as long as they do so that they can avoid being entangled in political games, therefore allowing them to focus on the Constitutionality of laws. Essential Questions. Why a national judiciary?. What purpose does the judicial branch serve?. What are the procedures of the Supreme Court?. How do cases reach the Supreme Court?. How does the Supreme Court operate?. Ch. 12. We begin at the Supreme Court because…. Original jurisdiction. We don’t!. Majority of cases are appellant jurisdiction. Writ of certiorari . (. sersh. -oh-rare-. ee. ) . - send up the records for review!. Characteristics of the Federal Court System. Adversarial. A court provides an arena for two parties to bring their conflicts before an impartial arbiter, or judge.. The plaintiff brings a charge.. The defendant is the one being charged.. 2015-2016 Term. 1. . Brett . Bachtell, . Qualcomm . Incorporated . Debra . Condino. , Allergan . plc. Craig . Countryman, Fish . & Richardson P.C.. Ted . Dane, . Munger. . Tolles. & Olson LLP . Unit 2 - Lesson . 7. Jurisdiction & Structure of Federal Judiciary. LESSON ESSENTIAL QUESTION. :. How does the Supreme Court interpret and protect the Constitution. ?. ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY for lesson:. Unit 4: Institutions. The Supreme Court in Action…. To help you contextualize what the court does and how influential they are on our daily lives…. The Supreme Court Landmark Rulings. I. Background . Chapter 16. U.s. supreme court. The justices. . Sotomayor. , . Breyer. , Alito, . Kagen. Thomas, Scalia, Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg. Supreme Court Judges. Chief Justice – John Roberts, Bush 2005 (. Judicial Branch clip. True or False. 1. The Supreme Court is a trial court. . (. F) . 2. . There is only one judge in a trial court. . (. T) . 3. . The Supreme Court can strike down an unconstitutional law. . By Anabelle Espinoza, Brianna Watkins, Emma Grundy, Jason Patrick, Jeremy Lee, Jordan Susac, Lauren Love, and Summer Florida. MILLER V. CALIFORNIA (1973). Marvin Miller was arrested under California law for mass-mailing . Divided into 2 levels. Federal Courts. State Courts. There are 94 Federal District courts. Have original jurisdiction over cases involving Constitutional law, Federal officers, treaties, and maritime law.. The Function of the Supreme Court. Lesson . 1 Selecting Cases at the Supreme Court. The . Court’s . primary. function . is to resolve disputes that arise over the meaning of federal law and the US Constitution. . What makes a good Supreme Court Justice?. Look in Article III of the Constitution. What qualities does it list for justices?. In Article II, Section 2, Clause 2, the President is given the right to nominate federal judges with the “advice and consent” of the Senate. This means the closest thing to a qualification for a judge is that he/she must be able to be confirmed by the Senate..